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Inside Immigration

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Immigration judges

Amit Chugh

Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed June 2015 by Eric Holder.

Asylum record, FY 2021-2026

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Judge Chugh8.1%
New York court47.7%
All judges nationally62.9%
Decisions on the merits
185
Asylum granted
156
Other relief granted
14
Denied
15
Against own court
-39.6 pts
Denial rate by fiscal year
FY22FY23FY24
14%9%4%

Read from TRAC's chart to the nearest point. Years with fewer than 25 decisions are not shown.

Docket

Respondents represented by counsel: 95% (nationally, 81% are represented).

Most common nationalities: China (27.6%), India (13%), Russia (10.8%), Bangladesh (5.9%), Guatemala (4.9%).

Official biography

Attorney General Eric Holder appointed Judge Chugh to begin hearing cases in June 2015.Judge Chugh received a bachelor of arts degree and bachelor of science degree in 1999 from Michigan State University and a juris doctorate in 2002 from the American University Washington College of Law. From October 2004 to May 2015, Judge Chugh served as attorney advisor at the Board of Immigration Appeals, Executive Office for Immigration Review, in Falls Church, Va. From 2002 to 2004, he worked as a judicial law clerk entering on duty through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Judge Chugh is a member of the New Jersey and New York State Bars.

As published by the Executive Office for Immigration Review at appointment, via TRAC.

In the record

No published reporting or appellate decisions naming this judge have been collected yet.

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About these figures. Denial rates describe outcomes in the cases a judge happened to hear, which differ by detention, nationality and representation. They are not a measure of fairness or competence. Method and sources are on the judges index.